Quotes About National team

It's still my ambition to be at the top level and be playing for England - especially, like, a competition like the World Cup.

The thing that made it so hard to get that call from Jill Ellis in 2015, letting me know I wouldn't be at the World Cup, was that I felt like I'd lost what I love most about putting on the U.S. kit: representation.

Ultimately it's your club form that decides whether you play at a World Cup because there aren't many England games throughout the season.

It's going to be a massive honour to represent your country, if selected, for the World Cup.

I want to win all sorts of titles and then the World Cup with the Brazilian national team.

While we play for the club we are focused on usual routine, but when we are with the national team and the new kit is unveiled we feel closer to the World Cup.

A World Cup without Argentina and without Messi would be a catastrophe.

Everything I experienced in the national team was amazing. I was there for 14 years and won several titles: the Copa America, Confederations Cup and the World Cup.

It's so important to be chosen for the national team. For the Copa America, for the World Cup, or just friendly matches, it's such an honour to reach that stage and be chosen for the team. People expect players to wear Brazil's shirt, win the title with pride, and keep winning. You have to have the mental strength to get over this pressure.

It was so disappointing the way it ended but, to play for England in the World Cup, was still the highlight of my career.

Vitesse was my hometown club. They helped me in my career. It was Vitesse who helped me get in to the national team squad in the first place, even if I didn't make the World Cup.

My national team experience was a hugely positive one. I had four years and we won the only trophy on offer and then we qualified for the World Cup, so I think I completed the mission.

Getting the opportunity to play in your national team jersey and playing the World Cup at home is something wonderful.

I've been lucky enough to play for the Spanish national team and Barcelona, two sides who've shown that you can play good, attractive possession football and win major titles.

I went to Fulham for the project they explained to me - but it didn't really work out. I might have been playing at a high level for the national team, but I was starting to miss those European nights and challenging for titles.

I would love to become the national team coach. I am aware that it is a tough job, but I spent 15 years with Italy. In my opinion, I have the right experience for this role and I know the environment very well too.

I always look forward to playing for my national team, especially at a major tournament.

Like cricket has their 'A' team that plays against other international 'A' teams and get exposure. Hockey should also have a similar development squad, which can play in non-premium international tournament, while the national team plays in bigger meets. This way, we will have players ready with international exposure.

I want to make the Tartan Army happy and qualify for a major tournament. That's the goal.

I have played up front for England, been away to tournaments, and scored goals there, so I know once I get into those positions I will put the chances away.

There might be more meetings and situations where you're required to represent the country in some way that wouldn't necessarily happen to you if you're a club manager, but other than that, I haven't found any differences in my approach between running a club side and a national team.

Signing for Leicester, they gave me a great platform to go and play for England as well.

I've had two or three injuries when with England and it's been a bit bizarre.

My parents didn't know anything about collegiate scholarships, so they had accepted the national team training stipend, the monthly stipend that I received after making the national team, so I was ineligible for NCAA eligibility anyway.